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I was wondering if anyone has any information on Rasch. I know he commanded an Einsatzgruppen, I believe EK C, but other than that I have no other information. Thanks for any replies.

Here is what I currently have on Dr. Rasch.

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Axis Biographical Research
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Dr. jur. Dr. rer. pol.
Otto Rasch
SS-Brigadeführer
und Generalmajor der Polizei

Born: 7. December 1891 in Friedrichsruh.
Died: 1. November 1948 in Nürnberg Prison.

NSDAP-Nr.: 620 976
(Joined 1. October 1931)
SS-Nr.: 107 100
(Joined 10. March 1933)

Promotions:
SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Polizei: 14.
December 1940
SS-Oberführer:
SS-Standartenführer:
SS-Obersturmbannführer:
SS-Sturmbannführer:
SS-Hauptsturmführer: 30. April 1937
SS-Obersturmführer: 9. November 1936
SS-Untersturmführer: 1. July 1936

Career:
Imperial German Navy service inWorld War I. Studied law, political economy, and philosophy. Received doctorates in law and political economy, then practiced law in Leipzig.Joined NSDAP: 1. October 1931. Joined SS: 10. March 1933. Assigned to the SD-Hauptamt (later Reichssicherheitshauptamt): 1933 - May 1945. Ensatzkommando Prag: 1939. Inspekteur der Sicherheitspolizei und des Sicherheitsdienstes (IdS), Königsberg: (August 1939) -. Kommandeur, Einsatzgruppe C (Ukraine): June 1941 - October 1941. Director of Kontinentale Öl (Continental Oil) in Berlin, ca. 1942 - 1945.

Notes:
Played a leading role in planning and execution of
the faked Polish attacks at Gleiwitz, Schlesien and
other points along the border, to provide a
justification for the invasion of Poland on 1.
September 1939.

Postwar Prosecution:
Scheduled for trial in the Einsatzgruppe Case at
Nuremberg, he fell ill with Parkinson's Disease and
was not sentenced.

Decorations & Awards:
1939 Spange zum 1914 Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse
1914 Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse
Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse ohne Schwerter
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
Landesorden
SA-Sportabzeichen in Bronze
Ehrendegen des RF SS
Totenkopfring der SS
Ehrenwinkel für Altekämpfer

Notes:
* Widowed in 1944.
* Foreign language proficiency: English, French, and
Italian.

National Archives File Number:
A3343 SSO-007B (much more detailed information may be found in his SS file on microfilm at the National Archives II in College Park, Maryland)

Thanks for the information. It proved very usefull.

What were the circumstances surrounding Rasch's departure from the Einsatzgruppen and move to Kontinentale Öl?